You scored as Neo orthodox. You are neo-orthodox. You reject the human-centredness and scepticism of liberal theology, but neither do you go to the other extreme and make the Bible the central issue for faith. You believe that Christ is God's most important revelation to humanity, and the Trinity is hugely important in your theology. The Bible is also important because it points us to the revelation of Christ. You are influenced by Karl Barth and P T Forsyth. Neo orthodox 68% Emergent/Postmodern 64% Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan 61% Roman Catholic 57% Classical Liberal 54% Reformed Evangelical 46% Charismatic/Pentecostal 43% Fundamentalist 29% Modern Liberal 29% What's your theological worldview? created with QuizFarm.com

For Tripp

Came across this. Thought you might enjoy this tune from your african american bruthafrumanothamutha.

CARDS WIN! CARDS WIN!

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Our St. Louis Cardinals have won their first World Series since 1982!



Yay Cardinals

All in All, It's Just Another Brick in the Wall

Ok, maybe not a wall, but a 700 mile fence.

Our wonderful leader just signed a bill approving the construction of a 700 mile fence on the south border of the country.

I find this very ignorant, and extremely racist. True, many of the illegal immigrants are from Central and South America, but they are not the only ones. They come in via student visa, work visa (both by staying here after the visas expire) and across the northern border, but, we do not hear anything about building a fence with Canada, do we?

The utterly racist attitudes toward illegal immigrants is so disturbing it makes me ill. These people, obviously, need something we have to offer. We should welcome them with hospitility. We should work to make sure they come and/or begin working towards legal means to become citizens. We should not throw them back to the sharks they are trying to escape. Remeber we are all immigrants.

Stay the Course!

If you haven't heard President Bush said we have never had a stay the course strategy in Iraq. Watch this and see me on the flipside:



I guess all I can say to that is it is the most blatany example of Orewllian Doublespeak I have ever heard.

Guys, face it, you are up the creek without a paddle, and you need to stop you lying to the American people. My cousin's life is on the line because of your arrogant bullshit.

Partisan Fun

Here are three parodies of the mac/pc ads on tv. Democrat/Republican!

"Better"


"Country"


"Medicine"


Enjoy

Autism

I have just heard a very disturbing conversation about Autism. "In the last 10 years autism has gone from 1 in 2,500 children to 1 in 166 or 1 in 80 boys." (Info coming from Here.)

Please read the above linked article.

It seems this increase is coming from a mercury based preservative in vaccines called Thimerosal. "Prior to 1989, American infants generally received three vaccinations (polio, measles-mumps-rubella, and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis). In the early 1990s, public health officials dramatically increased the number of Thimerosal-containing vaccinations without considering the cumulative impact of the mercury load on developing brains."

Please read the above linked article.

The possible connection is protcted from lawsuits.

"a provision that changes the definition of “vaccine” for purposes of the no-fault Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to include preservative. Huh? This gem—snuck into the bill in the wee hours by an anonymous Congressperson—means that Eli Lilly and other drug companies who put mercury-based chemicals suspected of causing autism in children in their vaccines can’t be sued! Not only that, but the bill reaches back in time to wipe out a slew of lawsuits that are (or were) pending—suits by families who have good reason to believe that Lilly’s foul-up caused the tragic, and costly, autism of their sons and daughters."

The good thing is you can request Thimerosal free vaccines for your children, but it may not be covered by state sponsored insurance companies.

Green Baptists

I am pulling a Tripp here (that is a good thing) and linking and posting an article from Associated Baptist Press
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The following is a story about a church in Boston that is trying to go green. I like this, and will mention it to our leadership.


Boston congregation working to be ‘earth-friendly’ model for Baptists
By Molly Harper White

Published October 11, 2006



BOSTON (ABP) -- Members of Beacon Hill Baptist Church in Boston, Mass., are striving to be green -- when it comes to the environment, that is. And they’re doing it with simple gestures like bringing their own coffee mugs to church, instead of using disposable cups.

David Draper, the pastor of the 20-person congregation, wants his church to be a model of good stewardship for larger congregations. His church demonstrates that even simple things count when it comes to protecting the environment. And Baptists who enjoy and utilize nature should think about preserving it, he said.

“There are a large number of Baptists out there who love nature,” Draper said. “We just need to do the best we can to preserve those God-given places of stewardship, joy and refreshment.”

Draper said earth-friendly efforts are popular in Boston, where every family has bins for recycling plastic and paper. The next step is to expand that attitude to regional churches and agencies, even the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

“We can all do something,” he said. “I think we’re at a point now when we should see this is something that needs to be addressed. It’s a good witness to the neighborhoods. It’s a good witness to the world.”

Draper suggested that larger churches establish environmental committees to determine how the church can become more earth-friendly and offer members updates on ecological news. On a broader scale, Draper said, large organizations like CBF should offer recycling bins for pop bottles or food cartons at conventions and other large gatherings.

At Beacon Hill, meanwhile, members began church-wide recycling efforts about five years ago. They use recycled products and have reduced waste from food and containers. The congregation, founded in 1985, even held an outdoor service last summer to conserve energy in their building.

One of the most novel ideas at Beacon Hill involves its recycling program. The church doesn’t receive cash benefits from recycling. Instead, members leave items with redeemable deposits outside for homeless people to collect.

Looking to the future, Draper said he hopes to expand on that creative thinking. Members of Beacon Hill are considering bringing their own plates and utensils for potluck meals. It’s barely less convenient than using disposable items, and Christians must choose to be ecologically responsible just as they choose to do good, he added.

“Each individual and each church will have to count the cost of helping our world,” Draper said. “But after you start recycling, you fall into the good habits.”

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My DNA

Considerate Inventor

thanks Tripp

Cool

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 2 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Thanks Jane

Awesome

No Blood For Oil?

Ummm...I though they kept saying this was is not about oil.

Our leader's own words from this morning's presser (emphasis mine):

We can't tolerate a new terrorist state in the heart of the Middle East, with large oil reserves that could be used to fund its radical ambitions, or used to inflict economic damage on the West.

...

There are extreme elements that use religion to achieve objectives. And they want us to leave, and they want us to -- and they want to topple government. They want to extend an ideological caliphate that is -- has no concept of liberty inherent in their beliefs. They want to control oil resources, and they want to plot and plan and attack us again. That's their objectives. And so -- and our strategic objective is to prevent them from doing that. And we're constantly changing tactics to achieve that objective.

...

It is conceivable that there will be a world in which radical forms, extreme forms of religion fight each other for influence in the Middle East, in which they've got the capacity to use oil as an economic weapon

So, there is going to be a religious war and they will use oil as an economic weapon?

Hmmm, well we can fix that if we work towards energy independancy. After all you said in the 2006 State of The Union:

So tonight, I announce the Advanced Energy Initiative -- a 22-percent increase in clean-energy research -- at the Department of Energy, to push for breakthroughs in two vital areas. To change how we power our homes and offices, we will invest more in zero-emission coal-fired plants, revolutionary solar and wind technologies, and clean, safe nuclear energy.

We must also change how we power our automobiles. We will increase our research in better batteries for hybrid and electric cars, and in pollution-free cars that run on hydrogen. We'll also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn, but from wood chips and stalks, or switch grass. Our goal is to make this new kind of ethanol practical and competitive within six years.

So far all you have done is talk.

Put up or shut up, sir.

But

Random Bloggitude

I have a couple of things I want to write about, so bear with me.

First things is to let you know the subconcious is an amazing thing. It does things you do not realize until you feel the results. For those who do not know, i have been preliminarly diagnosed with an Inguinal hernia. My family doctor believes he felt one in my recent physical. I have an appointment later today with a general surgeon for a consultation. The results of this will probably lead to surgery to repair the hernia. I am fine with this, as it is what needs to be done. My mind is at ease and I am not stressing it. At least conciously. Last night was a different matter. Mal has been a good boy recently and sleeping through the night, but last night he had to go potty in the middle of the night. When I woke up for this i noticed a couple of things. 1. My head was barely resting on the pillow; 2. My jaw was very tight; 3. I had a massive headache. What I think happened was all the stress I am not feeling conciously re: the hernia came to the fore last night and settled itself in my neck and jaw. I took some tylenol and went to sleep and slept fine, but now my neck feels like I have been doing neck bridges all night and my jaw feels like I have been eating a rubber tire.

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I saw on the little tv in the elevator that 20 years ago Crocadile Dundee was the number one movie at the box office. It got me thinking about my grandparents, and how their influence, probably subconciously, encouraged my love a live arts (theater, music, etc.) You see, I can only think of three movies my grandparents ever saw in the movie theater. I know they saw Corcadile Dundee and loved it so much that when part 2 came out they saw it. The only other movie I know they saw, and I think it was only grandma not grandpa, was the time we took the bus from their house to the mall to see The Rescuers.

How does this lead to my love of live arts? Well, for as long as I can remember they would have season tickets to The Muni, an outdoor summer theater in my hometown. They have them to this day. And for years and years they had season tickets to the Springfield Theatre Centre. We would go on Tuesday nights during the summer to Douglas Park, as a family, to hear the Municipal Band concerts. We went to Springfield High School to hear the old Orpheum Theater Organ. They would come to every single performance my brother or I were in...without exception. They love live performance. And I think it rubbed off...Thanks Grandma and Grandpa.

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In January of 2005 I posted that my cousin Phil was on his way to Iraq only to get diverted to the Tsunami region. Well, I just heard from my mom that he and his crew have been redeployed to Iraq. Pray from them as they head over for their 2nd tour of Hell.

Showing My Age?

I am either showing my age, or am stuck in the 90's...probably both, but msnbc.com had the following headline: "Simpson tops most overexposed celeb list."

Yup, I thought is was OJ Simpson...nope...it is the blonde one.

Oh Well.

36%

That is the President's job approval rating right now.

Perhaps it is becasue noone knows what his job is?